Jim West (boxer) explained

Jim West
Realname:James West
Nickname:Big
Weight:fly/super fly/bantam/super bantam/feather/super feather/light/light welter/welterweight
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:13 February 1954
Birth Place:New South Wales, Australia
Death Date:20 December 2015 (aged 61)
Style:Orthodox
Total:81
Wins:44 (KO 19)
Losses:30 (KO 3)
Draws:7

"Big" Jim West (13 February 1954 – 20 December 2015) was an Australian professional fly/super fly/bantam/super bantam/feather/super feather/light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who won the Australian flyweight title, New South Wales (Australia) State bantamweight title, Australian super featherweight title, and Commonwealth flyweight title, and was a challenger for the Australian bantamweight title against Brian Robertshttp://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=2358&cat=boxer, Australian lightweight title against Matt Ropishttp://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=42219&cat=boxer, Australian super featherweight title against Paul Ferreri, New South Wales (Australia) State lightweight title against Willie Tarikahttp://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=41395&cat=boxer, and New South Wales (Australia) State light welterweight title against Gary Rosenhttp://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=55403&cat=boxer, his professional fighting weight varied from 110NaN, i.e. flyweight to NaNNaN, i.e. welterweight,[1] he died in Sydney.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at boxrec.com. boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. 1 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150407100008/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=42195&cat=boxer. 7 April 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Former Commonwealth champion Big Jim West passes. fightnews.com. 23 December 2015. 28 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151227044943/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/former-commonwealth-champion-big-jim-west-passes-319375. 27 December 2015. dmy-all.